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    Jane Doh!Jane Doh! Posts: 43,307
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    ganderpoke66 wrote: »
    Don't you ever go outside ?

    I mean, be more than a few feet from a computer ?:confused:
    It isn't necessary to have constant access to the news.
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    VoynichVoynich Posts: 14,481
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    ganderpoke66 wrote: »
    Don't you ever go outside ?

    I mean, be more than a few feet from a computer ?:confused:

    You ought to keep up with modern technology. We can get full, fast internet on our mobile phones these days!
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    shaggy_xshaggy_x Posts: 3,599
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    Hugh Jboobs wrote: »
    I vocally chastise all the people at work who buy and bring in The Sun.

    Then when they've left the room, I read it myself.

    You will find this sort of scenario happening in workplaces all over the country.

    Lol how true
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    patsylimerickpatsylimerick Posts: 22,124
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    National daily, Sunday weekly and two locals weekly. Can't believe so few people on here read newspapers. Nothing like taking your time with a cup of tea and getting your fingers black with ink.
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    CasualCasual Posts: 2,696
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    ganderpoke66 wrote: »
    Don't you ever go outside ?

    I mean, be more than a few feet from a computer ?:confused:

    Yes, why?
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    Fried KickinFried Kickin Posts: 60,132
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    I get all my news via the internet these days.
    Traditional printed newspapers are just full of yesterdays news.
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    ganderpoke66ganderpoke66 Posts: 2,128
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    Voynich wrote: »
    You ought to keep up with modern technology. We can get full, fast internet on our mobile phones these days!

    My mobile just recieves and transmits phone calls, that's the minimum requirement I need from a phone , I know, frightening isn't it ? :D

    I buy The Mail and The Times Mon-Fri.
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    Starry EyedStarry Eyed Posts: 1,569
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    No. They are full of nasty, scaremongering rubbish and their aim is to make people feel as bad as possible about themselves, especially women.

    As others have said, they are also yesterdays news due to the internet. I can get news as it happens for free so it seems daft to rely on newspapers. I appreciate they are good for people who are into their brand of nonsense and dislike reading off of a screen though.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,064
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    Semierotic wrote: »
    Seems a topical question to ask. If you do, which one do you read and why?

    With the internet at my disposal I don't see the point anymore, but if sales figures are anything to go by a few of us are still purchasing them.

    like one other poster I only buy the local paper (gives details of car boot sales, and other local 'happenings'
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    EStaffs90EStaffs90 Posts: 13,722
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    Does "reading them on my iPhone on the bus(es) to work" count?
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,450
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    I buy the Sun and the Star but just to look at the threepenny bits :)
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    jenziejenzie Posts: 20,821
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    buy the daily record and sun every sunday, wednesday and friday ..... and the metro whenever i take the bus, if they have any left!
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    ReddybookReddybook Posts: 281
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    I buy The Daily Mail on Saturday just for the TV suplement, the rest of the week I read Mail Online amd skim thru' the Telegraph for more heavyweight issues.
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    droogiefretdroogiefret Posts: 24,117
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    I generally don't buy a newspaper unless I'm catching a train. I do get Prospect magazine once a month though.
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    misha06misha06 Posts: 3,378
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    I read Metro in the mornings, Evening Standard on the way home.

    I buy the Mail on Saturdays for the TV guide and the puzzles/big crossword.

    I drop in on the Mail online because the reader comments are so funny; how people can be so angry or hateful about a celeb or a random article is ridiculous.
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